Lifehouse
Lifehouse
September 18, 2000 @ Bill’s Bar, Boston
As the gear up for their debut release, the boys of Lifehouse stopped by
Beantown for an early-week early show. Opening with meaty rhythms
featuring drums which occasionally fell behind, only to clamber back on
top, the band also sported some hummy guitars which ghosted vocal harmonies
through some of their watery guitar leads and ‘round the bend choral
hooks. Led by slightly metallic vocals steeped in the
Vedder-Weiland-Thomas school, the band seemed to come around to four-beat
crushers from a variety of directions, including arppegiated ballads and
open pop springs. “Only One” was melodic Metallica with a Pearl-y Matchbox
vibe, especially in the vocals. The band’s first single “Hanging by a
Moment”was heavy, but the melody held, even amidst an up-front mix. “Sick
Cycle” wandered down a moody ballad road before climbing on a tuneful
guitar-go-round. Throughout the show, an exuberant fan gave the rest of
the room a violently acrobatic floorshow which kept many of the assembled
industry types entertained almost as much as the young, energetic band
itself.
- Matthew S. Robinson
c. 2000 M.S. Robinson, ARR
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